Binge drinking among college students U.S. 2023

According to a survey from 2023, around 25 percent of U.S. college students who drank alcohol in the past two weeks had 5 or more (males) or 4 or more (females) drinks in one sitting one time within the past two weeks. This statistic presents the percentage of college students in the U.S. that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks (males) or four or more alcoholic drinks (females) in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2023.

Percentage of U.S. college students that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks (males) or 4 or more (females) in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2023*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
None	49.6%
1 time	25.3%
2 times	12.9%
3 times	5.4%
4 times	3.4%
5 times	1.5%
6 times	0.9%
7 times	0.3%
8 times	0.2%
9 times	0.1%
10 times or more	0.3%

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

Fall 2023

Number of respondents

24,473 students

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

38 schools

Supplementary notes

* Original question: "Over the last two weeks, how many times have you had five or more drinks (males) or four or more drinks (females) containing any kind of alcohol at a sitting? (only includes students who drank alcohol within the last 2 weeks)."

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